Another big election day winner? Pot mary-jane ganja grass!Colorado approves taxing legal marijuana sales, while Portland (the other Portland) is now the first East coast city to give the okay for adults to smoke a big doobie-lubie joint.

Germany wants Russia to question secret leaker Edward Snowden to see what else he knows about the US government taking sneaky-peeks at their country—as long as it doesn't cause Snowden any "difficulty." (Asking Russia to question someone nicely is like asking an elephant to step on an egg without breaking it.)

Toronto mayor Rob Ford says he's gonna keep his job even after admitting he smoked crack (in a "drunken stupor"). Dude... that's the best time to smoke crack!

Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods:Less rainy today, more rainy tomorrow and Friday, and a pretty dry weekend!

And finally, there's one thing the Portland Police Bureau could do to bolster their image a hundred-fold: institute a "Buddy Cop" system. Use a computer to pair up the most diametrically opposed cops in the city... and let the fun begin! For a beautiful example of this in action, check out this movie montage tribute to the greatest buddy cops in history.